Tag: suffering

Incarceration meditation

incarceration

I have come to see that most of my life I have been a “fixer”. No, correct that, I have thought that I was a “fixer”. That somehow it was my duty to fix problems for those in trouble, especially…

Wish I may, wish I might

wish

[Originally written 2 months ago, prior to my Chow Chows death] I wish upon a star tonight Wish as I may, I am fully aware that wishes do not come true. But how very often do we all use this…

A day in the life

a day in the life

Today I was thinking that it might be good to talk about a day in the life of an average Buddhist. But as my thoughts began to materialize, I realized that a day in the life of a Buddhist is…

The high cost of ownership

own

And what do we truly own? Definition of OWN: belonging to oneself or itself — usually used following a possessive case or possessive adjective. How many times a day do we view or even verbalize our ownership of people, places…